Balgarianovinite.com The Bulgarian Association of Health Professionals in Nursing (BAHPN) on Friday circulated an open letter to the media opposing the transfer of creches to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and Science. The shift has been proposed by Sofia Municipality in the form of draft amendments to the Health Act, including a replacement of nurses with teaching staff.
BAHPN warned that if the Education Ministry takes over the creches, the care for children aged under 2 would be eroded and the balance between physical and mental development would be upset. The professional association argued that replacing nurses at creches is neither adequate nor politically responsible to ensure children’s health and development. “Nurses should be retained and attracted, not excluded,” the organization stressed, noting that raising healthcare professionals’ salaries to at least 150% of the national average could help address staff shortages. BAHPN also called for a comprehensive sector reform.
In late January, Sofia Municipality presented its strategy titled “Sofia – City of Children: The First 7,” which envisages legislative revisions to integrate creches into the preschool education system under the Education Ministry and removing them from their status under the Ministry of Health. Nurses Oppose Transfer of Creches to Education Ministry 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-20 12:58:08 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law